Long Beach, Washington

 

The Eason Family decided to get out of town for awhile and head to the beach. After a little research, we decided on Long Beach - almost the most south-western beach in Washington state. The Long Beach Peninsula is the longest beach (also longest driveable) in the United States at 28 miles. Apparently this area is also known for its amazing oysters, but no one in the family partook.

Walking to the beach

A sign up on the dune so I guess walkers know which path to take back to the hotel

 We stayed in a condo on the beach.... and even though it is "beachfront", you have to walk 1/2 mile on a path to actually get to the beach!

Can you spot all the boats in the water fishing for halibut, salmon and crab??

Once on the beach, it was significantly cooler and much windier than by our hotel. Cold Pacific Ocean and winds coming from Alaska!
Sweet baby Kade was all bundled up in the Ergo!

Here is a little video of the beach and Brock chasing down a bird.... then chasing down Daddy.

Brock running back to the hotel

It was really pretty out there and the scenery was amazing. It was flat where our hotel was, but looking south was rather rocky. We headed down that way after lunch to check out the lighthouse!

We visited the North Head Lighthouse, originally built in 1897.

The views from this area were beautiful - completely surrounded by evergreens. Unfortunately, you have to be 7 years old to climb the stairs - something that would have been nice to know before we told Brock about going up the lighthouse.

Brent was itching to take the Tundra out on the beach! We drove up and down the beach and saw quite a few other vehicles doing the same.

The next morning we took a little bit more time hanging out at the condo before we started our day.

 Then we were off to explore "downtown Long Beach" - aka souvenir shops and tourist traps!

We found Bigfoot!

Brock had spotted this little amusement park on our way through town and we had promised him a ride on the carousel. He was a happy boy!

 And the little bug ride.....

While I stopped to feed Kade, the boys stumbled upon an arcade place. Brock found another sport to master!

The best pizza place in the area happened to be inside the Cape Disappointment State Park. Worked for us because while we waited for our pizza to cook, we took in some amazing views!

Do you see the lighthouse across the water to the very right of the cliff?

 Brock liked running around, throwing rocks and saying "hello" to the baby evergreen trees.

It was quite a different experience on vacation with a toddler and a newborn. A "vacation"?? It was nice to get away and see some different parts of the state. The air was fresher and we did a lot of walking in nature - good for all of us. Lots of packing for a four day trip! Next time we come, we'll bring Diesel - so many dogs here and he would have loved to run on the beach! All in all, a great trip, but glad to be home (I can say that now after I finished my five loads of laundry).